cottierEtymologyBorrowed from French Cottier, or a variant of Cotter.cottier means A surname from French. Lexicurio rates it Rare gem — a strength score of 84 out of 100.nameA surname from French.nounSomeone who lives in a cot or cottage; a cottager.“Because a cottier deeply in arrears to his landlord is not industrious, there are people who think that the Irish are naturally idle.”